Three Heroic dungeons are added to Cataclysm Classic in the Hour of Twilight patch, setting the stage for the Dragon Soul raid. These dungeons take players on a journey through the timeways to bear witness to epic events from Azeroth’s past, present, and future.
Like the Icecrown dungeons that were added in the final phase of Wrath of the Lich King (The Forge of Souls, Pit of Saron, and Halls of Reflection), these dungeons are more challenging than the other dungeons for the expansion, but also offer better loot to help players get caught up and raid-ready.
- Level Requirement: 85
- Item Level Requirement: 353
- Difficulty: Heroic only
- Location: Caverns of Time in Tanaris
- Boss Encounters:
- Achievements:
- Loot:
Location
All three dungeon portals are located inside the Caverns of Time in Tanaris. End Time and Hour of Twilight are found in the same hallway as the Dragon Soul raid, while Well of Eternity has its own separate hallway.
The easiest way to reach the Caverns of Time is by taking the portal inside the Violet Parlor in Dalaran. You can also take the portal to Uldum in your faction’s capital city and fly across. From the entrance to the caverns, you’ll need to fly down through the tunnels until you reach the large open chamber, and then look for the hallway pictured below.
Dungeons
All three dungeons are available only on Heroic difficulty. You must complete the End Time dungeon in order to enter Well of Eternity, and you must complete the Well of Eternity dungeon in order to enter the Hour of Twilight.
End Time
One of an infinite number of potential outcomes, this timeway depicts the desolate future of Azeroth should Deathwing fail to be stopped. Nozdormu has identified a powerful anomaly that exists in this moment and bars access to the past – and hope of retrieving the Dragon Soul. The powerful creature from out of time lives alone amidst the time-twisted echoes of the past.
- Level Requirement: 85
- Item Level Requirement: 353
- Difficulty: Heroic only
- Location: Caverns of Time in Tanaris
- Boss Encounters: Echo of Baine, Echo of Jaina, Echo of Sylvanas, Echo of Tyrande, Murozond
- Achievements: Moon Guard, Severed Ties, Heroic: End Time, Heroic: End Time Guild Run
Well of Eternity
Ten-thousand years in the past, the night elven capital city of Zin-Azshari was a magnificent, sparkling metropolis. Situated on the shores of the Well of Eternity, it was here that the aristocratic Highborne first opened a portal into the Twisting Nether and invited the Burning Legion to invade Azeroth. Under the command of the night elven queen, Azshara, they now pour their energies into the portal, preparing it for the terrifying and glorious entrance of the demon god Sargeras.
- Level Requirement: 85
- Item Level Requirement: 353
- Difficulty: Heroic only
- Location: Caverns of Time in Tanaris
- Boss Encounters: Peroth’arn, Queen Azshara, Mannoroth and Varo’then
- Achievements: Lazy Eye, That’s Not Canon!, Heroic: Well of Eternity, Heroic: Well of Eternity Guild Run
Hour of Twilight
With the Dragon Soul retrieved from the past, the Heroes of Azeroth now prepare for the final confrontation with Deathwing. In the frozen wastes of Northrend, the towering spire of Wyrmrest Temple is under the assault of Deathwing’s Twilight forces. In order to save Azeroth, Thrall must arrive safely at the temple with the Dragon Soul in hand.
- Level Requirement: 85
- Item Level Requirement: 353
- Difficulty: Heroic only
- Location: Caverns of Time in Tanaris
- Boss Encounters: Arcurion, Asira Dawnslayer, Archbishop Benedictus
- Achievements: Eclipse, Heroic: Hour of Twilight, Heroic: Hour of Twilight Guild Run
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